January 2010
Towards understanding the regulation of rubber biosynthesis: Insights into the initiator and elongator enzymes
Natural rubber is an important polymer produced by plants and made up of isoprene units derived from isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP). Although more than 2000 plant species are known to produce natural rubber, currently there are two important commercial sources, Hevea brasiliensis (the Brazilian rubber tree) andParthenium argentatum Gray (guayule). Natural rubber biosynthesis requires three distinct...
January 2010
AIDGEN: A database Of AIDS information system
AIDS is a a highly vulnerable life threatening disease that attacks and destroys the body’s immune system, leaving the patient abnormally vulnerable to infections and many other diseases caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in humans. The overall aim of this AIDGEN database is to create awareness among people about AIDS, to dispel myths about AIDS and AIDS causing genes....
